Fireplace



L' E.- LANGFORD.

FIREPLACE.

APPLICATION FILED my s. 1919.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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FIREPLACE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1919.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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JAMES EDWARD LANGFORID, OF KIN KIN, COOK-AN, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.

FIREPLACE.

Application filed May 6, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES EDWARD LANG- rono, of Kin Kin, Gooran, in the State of Queensland, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Fireplaces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is devised for the purpose of facilitating the heating of rooms, and has for its objects the attainment of economy in fuel, economy inconstruction. economy in labor of attendance, safety in use, and also convenience in permitting the fire to be left burning instead of complete extinguishment, when such is desired.

According to this invention where two chimney flues have been or are now used, as is the case for two fireplaces back'to back, one of such fiues can be dispensed with. Also one fire at the bottom of such flue can be made to serve'two rooms with in many respects the same advantage in heating both rooms as is at present secured by the two flues and two fireplaces. This is accomplished by forming an air chamber constituted by the sides and enclosing parts of the fireplace, said chamber being central to or between two rooms and arranged on one central hearth and leading directly to the chimney.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood I will refer to some of the special features and-methods of construction and'to the purposes that are served. by the several parts. I

According to this invention where there are or have been two'fiues one of about half the size will be built. Instead of two fireplaces or stoves one under each flue, one stove or one fireplace is provided under the single flue and connected therewith.

The one central fire place or stove may have hobs, front grates, bottom grate, ash pan and clearance space with or without other preferred accessories as at present in vogue, but these parts are double ended and present two fronts either of which may be put in operation alternatively while the one fire is central and constant. In this specification the term exterior end means the end of hob andgrate abutting on (for instance) first room. and second room respectively.

In order that the invention may be more clearly understood it is illustrated in the annexed drawings.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. *7, 1922.

Serial No. 295,105.

Figure l is a horizontal section of a fireplace with two fronts opening to two clifferent rooms. I

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the adaptation of the invention to country houses or where large fire places obtain for burning wood.

Figure 3 is a front elevation showing one shutter lowered, the other shutter being shown raised in dotted lines.

Figure 4 is a section taken at the line A A of Figure 1, the grate and hobs being in elevation.

Figure 5' is a section taken at the line B B of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional view and figure 7 an elevation showing means for reflecting the heat of the fire in the desired direction.

Figure 8 is detail sectional view on an enlarged scale showing the means for connecting the two frontsFigure 9 is an elevation of an asbestos panel.

One exemplification of the invention will now be described. "The site is'a space between two rooms in an opening of the wall made or left therefor. A front in the nature of an ornamental grate front of any preferred design will be provided for each room. These two fronts are indicated by 2.4. They are in the form of frames with central openings. These ornamental fronts are adapted to be fixed with screws or the like to two inner fronts 8, 10, adapted in measurement and construction to receive and co-act with the ornamental fronts 2, 4.

One of the fronts, (that is of the ornamental fronts) and the inner front pertaining to one room will now be described. It will be understood that the same description applies to the companion front facing the other room. The fire place 6 is central to both and may be supplied with any preferred kind of basket grate or fire basket or with or without hobs and the like for holding the fuel and for conveniencing operations.

v The inner front, see Figure 1, is formed so as to comprise at each side a vertical slide groove 9 which may be formed by two uprights 12 and two fillets 13 (see Figures 1 and 8), secured by bolts, screws or other means. A shutter 14.- is provided to move 'up and down between these two slides. Two cords or wires 16 are attached to the shut: ter, (seeFigure's 3, 1 and 5). They pass over two pulleys or grooved wheels 17 and have weights 18. The shutter is raised and lowered by cords weights and pulleys as and when required the weights being adapted-to balance the shutter to which a cross strap 20 or handle piece is attached for convenience. One front is connected with the other front by connecting straps 22 (see Figures 1, 4; and 8). These areslotted at each end and attached to the uprights 12 by screws or bolts, 64. By these or other means the two slide fronts areconnected and held rigid as required. Panels 26, arranged opposite the straps 22 are provided with. openings to receivethe heads of the bolts a. These panels 26 are supported byclips 28 engaging the straps 22' and serve to cover the sides between'one'front and another, being removablein the manner of manhole doors for adjustment and manipulation purposes; 34 shows grate, 35 hob (to be used altered or dispensed with) and '36 'fastenings of :metal sheet to uprights. 37 is an ash pit.

InFigureQ there is shown amodification applying particularly to country houses or where firewood and large fire places are provided. Instead of the side panels shown in Figure 1 theuprights-are each extended obliquely as at 11 to join the'brick or'other sides of the fire place, as shown in Figure '2.

Pockets 31 are thus formed in which the" weights 18 hang and operate. A man or handhole maybe left in each of the slanting extensions 11 for access to adjust weights. The grooved pulley wheels'would be provided and afiixed over the weights as before described. The spaces on the brick walls 32'andother spaces. between the two stove fronts can beplastered, tiled or otherwise covered or ornamented. Theuse of hobs and like appliances will be optional, as at 33. g The shutters can be of any preferred design or material and can be made more or less plain or ornamental or in combination ofboth. They may be of castv iron frame with asbestos panel, or of cast'iron panel, or of fireproof glass in suitable framing. In this connection beaten. copper can be used with advantage. With copper and glass and other-materials very ornamental and handsome shutters can be provided.

The shutters may be raised and lowered by otherarrangement of Weights or by springs or other means. It will be obvious that where a dining room and parlor adjoin, these devices can be employed with great convenience and economy. In this case after the meal the dining room shutter would be lowered, the party adjourning to the parlor ordrawing room and raisingthe shutter there. The fire remains burning all the time. The room shuttered ofl will be" partlywarmed. whilst the room unshuttered fire. This-fire'c an be attended to and re plenished from the side not in use, or from the side in use.

In Figures 6 and 7 the sheet of metal 39 is bent under at each side as shown and secured by bolts 40 to the shutter. This sheet may be of iron, steel, copper or other metal. The cord fitments would be placed sufiiciently out of centre to allow the sheet and shutter to hang plumb. A panel of asbestos 41 (see Fig: 9) with projection at bottom to. correspond with fire body maybe used fitting into grooves 42 on vsheetr39. for the purpose of taking the brunt of the fire. but with copper sheet the asbestos would probably not be necessary.

I claim':

1. The combination with a chimney: ar-

ranged between two rooms and opening into eachroom, of two frames detachably and adj ustabl-y: connected together and arranged in the chimneyopening, with vertical spaces between them" and the-walls of the chimney opening, each. frame having a centralopene ing, the opposing-vertical walls :of which are provided with vertical guideway s,xa shutter slidably mounted in'the gui'deways of each frame, with counter balancing meansforthe shutter in said space.

2. A fire place of :the character described,

comprising two frames detachably and ad-. justably connected together adapted'to be arranged in a, chimney opening, each. frame having inwardly extending. members and outwardly flared members and i provided andia shutter slidably mounted inthe'guide ways-ofeach frame. r 1

4. Afireplace of the characterdescribed, comprising two frames each having a ,cen-. tral opening, the vertical walls of which are provided with vertical guideways, straps connecting the frames and havingtheir ends detachably andadjustably securedto said frames, panels extending between "the frames and detachably secured to the said straps, and a shutter slidably mounted in the guideways of each frame;

5. A fireplace of the character described, comprising two frames, each frame "having inwardly extending members and outwardly flared members and provided withacentral opening -the- -opposing. walls of whichare provided with-vertical guideways, the frames being detachably and adjustably connected together and adapted to be arranged in a chimney opening in spaced relation to the walls of said opening, a shutter slidably mounted in the guideways of each frame, guide pulleys on the upper portion of the frames, wires secured to the shutters and passing over the guide pulleys, and weights on the wires.

6. The combination with a chimney arranged between two rooms and opening into each room of two frames having vertical guideways in the opposing walls of their openings and provided on their outer faces with outwardly flared members forming fronts for the same and on their inner faces with inwardly extending members forming with the outwardly flared members and the walls of the chimney opening vertical spaces at the sides, shutters in the guideways of the frames, guide pulleys on the frames, wires secured to the shutters and extending over the guide pulleys into the said spaces, and weights on the ends of the wires in said spaces.

In testimony whereof I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES EDWARD LANGFORD.

Witnesses:

W. J. WILLIAMS. L. A. DEAN, 

